Campaigns

In 2009 Typhoon Ketsana flooded 80% of Manila and the surrounding areas, followed a week later by Typhoon Parma in northern Luzon. Cumulatively, both typhoons affected 8 million people, destroyed billions of dollars worth of crops and property and caused the deaths of over 1000 people and countless animals.  Hundreds of thousands of domestic pets were abandoned in the frantic race to safety, and left to fend for themselves in the midst of the worst natural disaster to hit the Philippines in five decades.  The rest congregated in crowded evacuation centres with their displaced owners.

In situations such as these our main priority is to feed and de-worm animals, provide collars, vaccinate dogs against rabies, provide first aid vet care and distribute advice about disease control and pet care in disaster situations.  The work is dangerous but vital, and the heartwarming tales of owners reunited with their pets and stories of survival make this precarious work worthwhile. 

Although during Ketsana and Parma we were the smallest international NGO providing disaster relief, NFA staff and volunteers were the first to dispense aid in the flooded regions of Manila and the last to leave the field after helping animals in Pangasinan.  Our strong local ties and commitment to improving animal welfare in the Phiippines ensure we do the best job we can to keep animals safe.